Chip Koser of Mashpee is a professionally trained chef who has worked in a number of famous restaurants. But Chip spends less time in kitchens and more time in freezers. Schuyler Swenson brings the story of a man who found a new life in ice sculpting.

This piece comes from production partners Atlantic Public Media, through their media training program, the Transom Story Workshop in Woods Hole.

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Nick Nickerson of Chatham was a commercial fisherman for more than fifty years. Now he’s semi-retired and he makes seashell decorations to pass the time. Some people are calling these decorations art, and even though his mirrors fetch a price in the galleries of Cape Cod, Nick is not sure how he feels about the new title. Jackie Mitchell has the story.

Jay Allison edits Creative Life and this piece comes from our production partners Atlantic Public Media, through their media training program, the Transom Story Workshop in Woods Hole.

Census data indicates young adults are leaving the Cape, and for young artists it’s no different. Dylan Peers McCoy brings us the story of a group of artists from Falmouth who are choosing to stay and make their own art scene – for now.

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This piece comes from production partners Atlantic Public Media, through their media training program, the Transom Story Workshop in Woods Hole.

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